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There’s an emerging right-wing divide on climate denial. Here’s what it means (and doesn’t)
Establishment Republicans are moving away from denialism, but they’re not about to start promoting climate solutions.
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Tom Steyer launches effort to keep climate deniers out of office
The group intends to show that climate-denying Republican candidates are under the thumbs of major donors like the Koch Brothers.
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Climate hawk takes flight
It is with great sadness but also no small degree of pride that we are writing to share the news that David Roberts will be leaving Team Grist.
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Rand Paul is no moderate on climate change
Don't believe the media hype. Paul is right in line with his party on this one.
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Tea Party hires actors to feign indignation over plan to save Everglades
They couldn’t find real people to do Big Sugar’s bidding, so they had to pay $75 each to faux protesters.
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Jerry Brown tells climate deniers to wake up and smell the drought
"With the weather that's happening in California, climate change is not a hoax. We're dealing with it, and it's damn serious," said the state's governor.
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5 years after a deadly coal mine disaster, what’s changed?
As the trial winds up for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, Coal Country is going through tectonic shifts.
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What do conservative policy intellectuals think about climate change?
Some respected conservative writers and think tank scholars have more interesting things to say about climate policy than you might think.
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Hello, state lawmakers: Want to ignore climate change? Prepare to lose FEMA funding
New FEMA guidelines could push states to consider how climate change will affect their communities in order to gain access to funding.
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USDA kicks in $31 million to help poor people eat better
New grants support community programs that give food stamp recipients more bang for their fruit and vegetable bucks.
